How do you cut a void out of a Mass in Revit?

How do you cut a hole in a mass in Revit?

Family instances inside of the massing editor.

1. Create two adjacent solid forms. In this example, the solid form being cut has a divided surface to better show how the cut relationship works. …
2. Click Modify tab Geometry panel (Cut).
3. Select the solid form to be cut.
4. Select the cutting solid form. The solids cut accordingly.

How do you cut a void in Revit?

Open the Revit family with unattached voids and click Create tab Properties panel Family Category and Parameters. In the Family Category and Parameters dialog, select Cut With Voids when Loaded and click OK. Load the family into the project and place it. Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry).

How do you cut out a void extrusion in Revit?

Solution:

1. Edit the in place wall.
2. Create a new void extrusion that will define the opening.
3. Use the “Cut” tool and select the void geometry.
4. Finish the solid edition.

How do you edit Mass in Revit?

Basic Mass Editing: Adding voids

1. Select the mass, then click ‘Edit In-Place’.
2. Select drawing tool.
3. Set the plane to draw by face or to a work plane. …
4. Draw the profile of the void.
5. Select the perimeter (tab & click).
6. Click on void form.
7. Drag the extrusion (press spacebar to orientate. …
8. Click ‘Finish Mass’.

How do you trim an extrusion in Revit?

Choose “Void extrusion” to create an In-place family roof. Pick the line on the base of the inside edge of the roof to draw the void in a section view. The “cut geometry” command can be used to select the roof over the void. To execute the cut, click “Finish” after that.

How do you cut a surface in Revit?

Click Modify tab Geometry panel (Cut). Select the solid form to be cut. Select the cutting solid form. The solids cut accordingly.

What does cut with voids when loaded mean in Revit?

“Cut with Voids When Loaded: When selected, voids created in the family will cut through solids. The following categories can be cut by voids: ceilings, floors, generic models, roofs, structural columns, structural foundations, structural framing, and walls.”

Where is the cut Geometry tool in Revit?

Click Modify tab Geometry panel Cut drop-down (Cut Geometry). Select the object to be cut. Select the instance with which to cut.

Which Revit families can be cut?

If a family is cuttable, the family displays as cut when the cut plane of a view intersects that family in all types of views.

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About Cuttable Families.

Why is my void extrusion orange?

“When you create a void form while in the Family Editor, it will appear in the 3D views as a transparent form and as orange lines in plan and elevation views, as long as it is not cutting any solid geometry.” So, if it’s not cutting anything, then it’ll be orange.

How do you edit mass?

Editing In-Place Massing Families

1. Open a project file.
2. On the ribbon, click Massing & Site tab Conceptual Mass panel Show Mass Form and Floors.
3. Select the mass. …
4. Click Modify | Mass tab Model panel Edit In-Place. …
5. Modify the mass.
6. Click Model In-Place Mass tab In-Place Editor panel Finish Mass.

How do you change mass height in Revit?

To Change the Height of a Mass Element

1. Switch to a 3D view.
2. Select the mass element to display its grips.
3. Click the Height grip at the top of the mass element, and move it to the new location. The height of the mass element changes as you move the grip.